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Uganda
Uganda: Regional disaster officers deployed
6 May 2013, New Vision, the
'There is an urgent need for a paradigm shift in the country's response to climate extremes from emergency response to drought and floods to enhancing resilience of vulnerable communities,' said World Bank disaster risk management specialist...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Office of the Prime Minister - Website:
- Contact:AG. Commissioner/Disaster Preparedness and Management
- Phone:+256 414 343 825 +256 772 313 093
- HFA Focal Point:
Office of the Prime Minister - Website:
- Contact:AG. Commissioner/Disaster Preparedness and Management
- Phone:+256 414 343 825 +256 772 313 093
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Uganda: National policy for disaster preparedness and management2010, Uganda - gov
- Uganda: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2004, Uganda - gov
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- Uganda: Review of current and planned adaptation action2011, Adaptation Partnership
- Uganda: Common country assessment - CCA (2004)2004, UNDG
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 2008 | 1,100,000 |  |
| Flood | 2007 | 718,045 | |
| Drought | 1999 | 700,000 | |
| Drought | 2002 | 655,000 | |
| Drought | 1987 | 600,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- Facilitating community managed disaster risk reduction22 Oct - 01 Nov 2013, Uganda (Soroti)
Building resilient communities through empowering women with information and communication technologies: a Pakistan case study2011, MDPI
The political economy of local adaptation planning: exploring barriers to flexible and forward-looking decision making in three districts in Ethiopia, Uganda and Mozambique2013, ACCRA; ODI
Neighbouring Countries
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Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.